There is something about me that doesn't like using Internet Explorer. On my phone (Sony Ericsson K850i) I use the Opera Mini 4 Beta browser and love the way that it renders sites and you can zoom in and out etc...
I installed Opera Mobile on my HTC hoping that it would be exactly the same as mini but I was very disappointed Not only does it not have the text for the soft keys but it doesn't accept touch screen inputs for pressing links and text boxes. Also you don't have the zoom in/out function so you have to see a fully rendered screen or and "everything on one column" rendering that cripples the content.
Is there a decent browser for Windows Mobile? What I am looking for is something that works exactly like Opera Mini but with more compatibility with flash etc...
Any ideas?
At the least I would like to be able to install Opera mini but it comes as a .jad file (Java Midlet?). Is there any way of installing these as my Kaiser doesn't know what to do with the file atm.
Thanks for any help
Oliver
There must be someone out there who uses a browser that they're happy with?
Is there a version of Opera that works with the touch screen?
Thanks
You don't have Java on your phone? Opera mini is free and it is a Java Midlet so you could try and see how you like it without spending any money. There is another free browser that I have called Minimo.
LINK to direct CAB download-- http://www.mozilla.org/projects/minimo/
It isint the perfect browser either but it does alot of what Opera does and lets you set it with preferences too. Give it a shot and see what you think. Don't like it just remove. I will look on my phone to see if I can extract the Java .exe for you.
I use netfront 3.3 its got better functions than PIE and its back and forward functions using your D-pad is very usefull. as for opera if you want it to scroll like opera mini just enable touch and grab on opera v8.65. it will select links as opera mini does it just wont zoom in like opera mini
Ceck out the articles at http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Web Browsing, browsers
picsel browseris my fav. look around enough and you'll find it
Thanks for the replies!
I'll definitely have a look round for the browsers you mentioned.
I would much appreciate it if you could provide a Java app to enable Java on my phone too
BTW, I'm using Schap's latest ROM if that helps.
Im a bit confused here about the op. Am I the only person that has a copy of Opera Mobile that does everything that the op said it doesn,t do? Which version of Opera mobile did you try? I use O.M on my kaiser and everything you said it doesnt do, mine does.. Ive got touchscreen interactivity aswell as touch scrolling, i can zoom in and out, 3 can resize the screen format to desk top,just fit and one column. Im runing Opera mobile 8.65 for Windows Mobile Pocket PC. By anychance did you accidentily download the smartphone version?
As above - op must have downloaded opera instead of opera-mini...
I'm posting using o-m and must say it's one of the best if not best browser for the wm platform
WOW!
Just installed Picsel and I love it.
The GUI is a bit dodgy but that's cos it's designed for the clie but I love everything else.
Thanks
(Bit of an effort to find a download though)
Ah, I downloaded the Smartphone version. That's prob why I don't have the touch screen thingy.
BTW Subliminal, there is a difference between Opera Mini and Opera Mobile. Opera Mini is what I have on my Sony Ericsson k850i and I would have thought that Opera Mobile worked similarly. It does all the same things but not as smoothly as Opera Mini.
Opera Mini is for Java based phone apps. Opera Mobile is for WM platform.
Opera Mobile has more functions (I think?)
but one main difference is that Opera Mini is free whereas opera mobile isn't.
A direct shortcut can be created to launch opera mini without the need to load the java midlet first. A quick hex edit can skip the connection permissions and another quick tinker can allow direct links from emails to open in opera mini. Sounds more work than it is.
Ive just been checking out the Netfront v3.4 technical preview
https://www.access.co.jp/english/nfppc/agree_34.html
its alot better than v3.3 and has some very nice features. its got a similar zoom feature to opera mini4 its a scroll and zoom. plus the visual bookmark is nice also. I cant wait for it to go to retail I will be getting it. opera9 will be ready soon also but ive not seen a preview of it yet. from what ive read though its also going to be alot better than v8.65 and incorperate feature of mini opera4 like the page zooming
I've just downloaded opera mini 4 and have installed it onto my phone.
I have one querey.......
when I was instaling it and when I first used it, it say
this program is connecting to .......port 1080...... requires airtime..... you maybe chaged.....
does this mean my phone isn't using the wifi connection when im running opera mini 4?
picsel browser???
here is the link for picselbrowser i just keep on posting it and be quick if you want it
posted it at rapidshare 4 times allready and it keeps getting removed somehow lol
http://rapidshare.com/files/73569495/Picsel_Browser.cab.html
dolbe said:
Ive just been checking out the Netfront v3.4 technical preview
https://www.access.co.jp/english/nfppc/agree_34.html
its alot better than v3.3 and has some very nice features. its got a similar zoom feature to opera mini4 its a scroll and zoom. plus the visual bookmark is nice also. I cant wait for it to go to retail I will be getting it. opera9 will be ready soon also but ive not seen a preview of it yet. from what ive read though its also going to be alot better than v8.65 and incorperate feature of mini opera4 like the page zooming
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I'm also using netfront 3.4 since a little time. Very, very nice !
but... I can't use it with a wifi or USB connection (error : TCP connect...) ... Answer acces.co about that but no technical support on this version ;-(
MonteCristoffOn said:
I'm also using netfront 3.4 since a little time. Very, very nice !
but... I can't use it with a wifi or USB connection (error : TCP connect...) ... Answer acces.co about that but no technical support on this version ;-(
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It must be something to do with your settings, Ive just tried it with usb and wifi and both connect fine. Infact it connects quicker with usb than it did with v3.3.
dolbe said:
It must be something to do with your settings, Ive just tried it with usb and wifi and both connect fine. Infact it connects quicker with usb than it did with v3.3.
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Mmmm... don't reach the solution ;-( , even after modifying the browser settings. Always the same message...
"Cannot load page. Check that you are properly connected to the network. Type : TCP connect"
dolbe, can you give me your settings for this great browser ?
MS DeepFish is the best browser I've seen yet. It's in Beta for now though and has limitations. It's similar to Iphone's Safari - which is great.
Opera Mobile 9 will support zooming, just like Opera Mini. I asked Opera for a release date, but they won't say anything. It's supposed to be released "soon".
hey guys, i was wondering which version of opera mobile you guys are using. i download opera mobile version 8.65 for smartphone and when i installed it, it wouldnt let me open anything in settings and i was wondering i was supposed to download one for pda or something else beside one for smartphone. thank you
I use 8.65 for PPC. Make sure you have the right version - they have several.
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hey guys, i was wondering which version of opera mobile you guys are using. i download opera mobile version 8.65 for smartphone and when i installed it, it wouldnt let me open anything in settings and i was wondering i was supposed to download one for pda or something else beside one for smartphone. thank you
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v8.65 for PPC works great here.
yep the PPC one is diffrent, its the high memory version.
so ppc version for smartphone correct?
What's the big advantage of Opera Mobile over Opera Mini? I like that Mobile is native, but Mini has the zoom in/out feature that makes it really nice to use. I heard Mobile 9 is going to have that feature, but is there some other reason to spend money on 8.65?
Seems like a big mix up in this thread.
You have a ppc , not a smartphone.
So download the ppc version.
And the high memory version refers to opera mini only!
Opera mini is not the same as opera mobile.
Opera mobile is a full stand alone web browser.
Opera mini is a java app , nice browser tho but a completely different program.
java would generaly performe worse then native pocketpc applications
but not sure if the compress pages thing of mini mean that it's load times are generaly better but the general performce is lower for java and also .net applications
prob less for .net as ms prob put some efford into making .net faster then the verious java midlets makers to save face
hi have 2 questions,
which java program is used by orange.uk?
where can i get it or other recomened java for tytn II?
all links for java downloads ive found are broken or removed due to licenseing issues
Here you go http://www.mediafire.com/?ihyz5mdgkdz
Thanks
Morst greatfull, is it availble without opera?
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Morst greatfull, is it availble without opera?
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It may be i just haven't searched for one sinceI use opera mini whenever im on edge
who wouldn't want opera? it's wonderful
don't know if this one works but you can try it
http://www.4shared.com/file/83811628/e218d9e7/Intent_MIDlet_manager.html
Thanks again
Opera mobile is great, but doesn't run BBC Iplayer on my phone(all about SkyFire) and Opera mini.......not so much great
thanks for the posts
tried the java program from kaiserII101. downloads and installes fine but doesn't run the apps.
does anyone have a link to Esmertec Jbed without opera
Hi,
I recently installed an updated Opera version on my Touch Pro, but it doesn't work perfectly together with the TouchFlo3D interface. And since I can't uninstall the new version, I want to try installing the original version.
Does anyone knows which version this was? I have the original WWE windows mobile 6.1 ROM.
Thanks a lot !
Not sure which is the "default" version but there are several versioins out there that are specifically for HTC devices which are needed for full compatibility with touchflo (specifically push internet pages).
My push internet wasn't working and afer i did i search i found out that i needed one of the versions for HTC devices and currently i'm using 9.5 build 16277 which has no problems working with TouchFlo
Opera 9.5 Build 16277
fone_fanatic said:
Not sure which is the "default" version but there are several versioins out there that are specifically for HTC devices which are needed for full compatibility with touchflo (specifically push internet pages).
My push internet wasn't working and afer i did i search i found out that i needed one of the versions for HTC devices and currently i'm using 9.5 build 16277 which has no problems working with TouchFlo
Opera 9.5 Build 16277
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Tried that one, but with no luck
The problem is that it doesn't show in the taskmanager. So when i press the home key for example, opera minimizes, but doesn't show up in the task manager. And that bothers me.
Or is there a way to get it to show up in the task manager?
Thanks !
Hey guys,
i've downloaded opera 9.7 and installed it succesfully.
but when i want to write with the hardware keyboard into the adress bar,
i can only write one letter. then i have to click on the adress bar again to continue writing. but opera mobile 9.5 works perfectly.
does anybody know this problem and/or know how to fix it ?
greets riqper
This is because you downloaded the HTC Leo leak one, the official 9.7 beta works.